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Red River near Clarksville, TN

River62.1 mi

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Around Red River

Lock a17.4 miCheatham Lock and Dam17.5 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Red River is a 62.1 mile river near Sun Life Marinas Clarksville, Clarksville Marina in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Red River at Port Royal, TN (site 03436100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1961 to 2026

Red River typically runs highest in February, at a median 1,660 cfs, and lowest in October, at 172 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 60,600 cfs, in 2010.

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Typical flow by month at Red River at Port Royal, TN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,340744 to 2,530
February1,6601,020 to 2,780
March1,6501,080 to 2,730
April1,425823 to 2,290
May1,040590 to 1,760
June619392 to 997
July424250 to 749
August252164 to 436
September176125 to 326
October172110 to 369
November269143 to 708
December956365 to 1,970

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Red River at Port Royal, TN (site 03436100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Red River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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